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maim — Screenshot utility. More information: <https://manned.org/maim>.

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Problem

How to use the maim command: Screenshot utility. More information: <https://manned.org/maim>.

Solution

maim — Screenshot utility. More information: <https://manned.org/maim>.

Capture a screenshot and save it to the given path:
maim {{path/to/screenshot.png}}


Capture a screenshot of the selected region:
maim {{[-s|--select]}} {{path/to/screenshot.png}}


Capture a screenshot of the selected region and save it in the clipboard (requires xclip):
maim {{[-s|--select]}} | xclip {{[-se|-selection]}} {{[c|clipboard]}} {{[-t|-target]}} image/png


Capture a screenshot of the current active window (requires xdotool):
maim {{[-i|--window]}} $(xdotool getactivewindow) {{path/to/screenshot.png}}

Code Snippets

Capture a screenshot and save it to the given path

maim {{path/to/screenshot.png}}

Capture a screenshot of the selected region

maim {{[-s|--select]}} {{path/to/screenshot.png}}

Capture a screenshot of the selected region and save it in the clipboard (requires `xclip`)

maim {{[-s|--select]}} | xclip {{[-se|-selection]}} {{[c|clipboard]}} {{[-t|-target]}} image/png

Capture a screenshot of the current active window (requires `xdotool`)

maim {{[-i|--window]}} $(xdotool getactivewindow) {{path/to/screenshot.png}}

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tldr-pages: linux/maim

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